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Admit to bribing cricketer or face the music: Mann to Channi

May 26, 2023

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday challenged former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on social media to own up to certain misdeeds or face the music. In his ultimatum, Mann demanded that Channi publicly disclose details about an incident where a cricketer was asked for a bribe in return...

Main conspirator of Sacrilege cases detained by Punjab Police

May 24, 2023

The main conspirator in the Bargari sacrilege cases of 2015 in Faridkot, Sandeep Bareta, was on Tuesday detained at Bangalore Airport after five years. Bareta, who is a National Committee member of the Dera Sacha Sauda, was involved in three interlinked incidents of sacrilege at Bargari, and was declared a...

Four shooters of Lawrence Bishnoi gang apprehended

May 23, 2023

Punjab Police got a major breakthrough after Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) arrested four shooters of Lawrence Bishnoi Gang, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab, Gaurav Yadav here on Monday. Those arrested have been identified as Mehfooz alias Vishal Khan of Saidpura in Dera Bassi, Manjeet Singh alias Guri of...

Punjab revamps SIT, engaged in Bikram Singh Majithia’s drug case

May 22, 2023

The Punjab government has reshuffled the Special Investigation Team (SIT) assigned to probe a narcotics case involving Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader, Bikram Singh Majithia, a former minister charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act on December 20, 2021. Now leading the SIT is Mukhwinder Singh Chhina,...

Historic Patiala clock tower restored with modern tech

May 19, 2023

After nearly two decades of silence, the iconic Heritage Clock of Patiala has resumed its rhythmic ticking, upgraded with GPS and LED lights. Nestled atop the historic Musafir Memorial Central Library on Mall Road, the clock is an enduring symbol of Patiala’s royal history pre-independence, and has appeared in popular...

Punjab DGP declares Rs 1 Lakh reward for information about drone movement

May 18, 2023

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav has declared a reward of Rs 1 Lakh for providing information about drone movement leading to recovery of weapons and narcotics in the state. In order to keep strict vigil at movement of drones and cross-border smugglers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann...

Gangsters on hunger strike in Bathinda Central Jail seek basic amenities

May 16, 2023

For the last few days, about 50 gangsters of the Bathinda Jail are on hunger strike, seeking basic facilities for them. Their demands include installation of television set in the high security cell and more phone calls through PCO booths. These gangsters have conveyed the message to the jail authorities...

Punjab Police: Main accused may have links with Pak-based smugglers

May 15, 2023

Azad Veer Singh, the main accused in the blasts at Heritage Street near Sri Harmandir Sahib and behind Sri Guru Ramdas Sarai in Amritsar, had lived in Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur before carrying out the blasts. Police suspect that the accused had contacts with Pak based smugglers during that period....

SAD approaches ECI over poll code defiance by aap-led govt

May 13, 2023

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today filed a written complaint with the Chief Election Commissioner of India regarding brazen violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by the AAP government, its MLAs, and other leaders during the Jalandhar Parliamentary bypoll and implicating leaders of the Opposition party in fake...

Amritsar blasts: Radical literature seized from 5 arrested along with 1.1 kg explosive

May 12, 2023

Back-to-back blasts near Amritsar’s Golden Temple posed a big challenge to Punjab Police but with the arrests of five persons, the puzzle in this connection has been decoded. The police have recovered 1.1 kg of explosive materials and some radical literature from the accused. Those arrested have been identified as...

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